imperialscum said:

Bingowings said:

Luke and Leia are seen as strong in the Force due to inherited traits which suggests something biological rather than mystical.

So if you say "a familily of good composers" because both father and son happen to be talented in music, does that suggest a biological inheritance?

Obviously not. Same goes for the Force in OT.

Err...

I suggest a family of good composers would be a mixture of nature and nurture.

The kind of brain and ear that understands the nuances of music (nature) and hanging around with an enthusiast keen to pass on knowledge (nurture).

Leia and Luke have hardly hung with Vader in any form of nurturing way.

The only point they both know they are both related to him is in the last act of the last film of 'their' trilogy.

So the only thing connecting them to each other and Vader is genetics.

The film is suggesting the Force ability that Vader and the Emperor fear from his children is biological, which is a bit crap for the little kid in the cinema who dreams of being a Jedi knight one day but I guess it does mean he is less likely to jump out of the window onto the nearest television aerial.

This does tie more with my idea of Anakin having a split personality rather than a sudden 11th hour switching of sides.

If I were to try and make the PT fit more along these lines I would have Anakin not know he is bumping off his Clone War comrades and have the Vader persona a fugue state (birthed by the trauma of his mother's death and his inability to do anything about it).

By the time he realises what his dark side has been doing it's too late for him to turn back.

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